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The West Virginia Elks Association recently donated $1,000 to Marshall University’s Veterans for Veterans, a student organization composed of student veterans whose mission is to engage veterans and the community at large. The grant follows the organization’s partnership with the Elks for a successful tailgate Nov. 14, which hosted about 65 homeless veterans for Marshall’s…
Throughout 2016, Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab Satellite Network will launch an educational project called Nearby Nature that will enable middle- and high-school students in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to study scientific phenomena in almost any outdoor space, in both built and natural settings. Sponsored by the Benedum Foundation with additional funding from Chevron, Nearby…
Food lovers, chefs and culinary students from around the state will gather at the Charleston Marriott Hotel on February 5th and 6th to celebrate, sample and promote the best of Appalachian cuisine at the 2016 Winter Food Festival and Cast Iron Cook –Off. According to Dr. Beth Newcome, executive director of the Collaborative for the…
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Jan. 21, in Putnam County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The workshop…
Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia will have the opportunity to continue their journeys toward winning the top prize in the $10 million America’s Best Communities competition. Frontier Communications officials today presented Charleston and Huntington with ceremonial tickets to the competition’s semifinals, which includes a trip to the America’s Best Communities Summit in April. Sponsored by…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office welcomes George Murray as its new Deputy District Director. Murray, a native of Abington, Pennsylvania, has worked for the agency for the past eight years. Most recently, Murray held the position of Lead Economic Development Specialist at SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania District Office. Murray brings a wealth…